Here’s what’s new:

Group your rows by any column

You can now group your gallery cards or table rows by any column — department, category, status, region, whatever makes sense for your data.

So instead of one long list of 80 people, you get Engineering (12), Marketing (8), Sales (15)… each with their own section header. It works in both gallery and table view, on your public share page too.

Email and phone columns

Two new column types: Email and Phone. Values display as clickable links — tap an email to open your mail app, tap a phone number to call. Simple, but it makes a big difference when you’re using a Table as a directory or contact list.

What this unlocks

These two additions together open up a whole category of use cases we hadn’t fully leaned into:

• Team / employee directory — headshot, name, department (grouped), email, phone
• Vendor or supplier list — logo, company, category (grouped), contact email and phone
• Freelancer or contractor roster — photo, specialty (grouped), email, rate
• Community resource guide — org photo, service type (grouped), contact info
• Speaker directory — headshot, name, track (grouped), email, bio

If you have a form set up with FileDrop, you can connect it to a Table so every new submission automatically adds a row. Collect headshots and contact info through a form, display the results as a live visual directory — no manual entry.

Coming up

We’re working on more view options and smarter ways to connect your forms and tables. If there’s a use case you’re trying to build,  let us know — we read every response.

Sign up and test the Tables tool here.

Instead of forcing people to rebuild forms, sort uploads by hand, or juggle half a dozen tools, the latest updates make the process faster, cleaner, and easier to manage in one place.

Import Google Forms without rebuilding everything

One of the biggest time-savers is the new Google Forms import for file upload forms. If you already have a form with fields set up, you can bring it directly into FileDrop and duplicate it with the same structure.

That matters because recreating forms field by field is the kind of busywork that slows people down. With this update, you can move from an existing Google Form into FileDrop without starting from scratch. The fields are already there, ready to use.

For anyone who has spent too long rebuilding intake forms for different teams or departments, this change removes friction right away.

A better Google Sheets workflow

FileDrop also expanded its Google Sheets add-on with a new sidebar for file requests. From that panel, you can add your API key and start managing forms more directly.

The sidebar gives you a few useful options:

• create new forms for collecting files
• view the forms you already have
• see responses for each form
• insert responses directly into your Google Sheet

If you already have a Google Sheet connected to your form, FileDrop can sync the responses automatically. The new manual setup adds another layer of control for teams that want more visibility or need a different workflow.

There is also search support and a few other improvements, which makes the add-on more practical when you are dealing with multiple forms and lots of incoming submissions.

OCR for PDFs and images

Another useful addition is OCR for responses. If someone uploads a PDF or image and you need the text extracted, you can now do that directly on the response page.

That same capability also works in the Tables tool, which FileDrop is using to organize information more intelligently. If your workflow involves reviewing scanned documents, screenshots, or image-based files, OCR can save a lot of manual copying and retyping.

It is a small feature on paper, but in day-to-day use, it can make a real difference when your team is processing large volumes of uploads.

Templates and security built in

FileDrop also added new templates that you can create with a single click. These are built for different departments and use cases, including HR and finance.

That is a smart move because not every team wants to design a file request form from zero. Templates give people a practical starting point and help standardize how uploads are collected across the organization.

Security got an upgrade too. FileDrop now includes an in-house spam and antivirus protection tool called Verifence. It is free, available to all users, and you can turn it on at any time.

Verifence can help protect forms from unwanted email addresses and spam, and it can scan for phishing links or viruses hidden inside documents like PDFs, Word files, and presentations. For any team collecting files from outside users, that kind of protection is necessary.

More embedding options and better analytics

If you want to collect files directly on your own site, FileDrop now offers more embedding options depending on the website or CMS you use. That includes WordPress and other platforms.

In other words, you do not have to rely only on FileDrop links if you want the upload experience to live on your own website.

FileDrop has also improved the analytics. You will now see more details about the people filling out your forms and uploading files. That makes it easier to understand who is submitting what, and where your file collection process may need adjustment.

There were also some design updates aimed at making the tool easier to use overall. You will notice those changes once you log in.

Try the new features

The theme across all these updates is simple: fewer manual steps, more control, and better visibility. Whether you are importing a Google Form, syncing responses into Sheets, extracting text from uploads, or locking down your forms with Verify, FileDrop is making file collection more efficient from end to end.

If you are already using FileDrop, now is a good time to explore the new features. And if you have not tried it yet, sign up for FileDrop and see how much easier file requests can be when FileDrop builds the workflow to handle the details for you.

Don’t forget to review the previous announcement and updates.

FileDrop is the best form for file uploads

We made many changes under the hood for the file upload forms and the front end as well.

• FileDrop Forms now include one time or recurring campaigns
• You can change the field type like in Google Forms
• Conversational mode – Any form can look like a Typeforms like, with one question per page. Great for mobiles also.
• Themes – you can apply a quick theme and make your form beatiful easily.
• Import from Google Forms – You can import form fields from your Google Forms

Tables (rename from Catalogs)

• We are still playing with the Tables tool and are gathering feedback from users that want to create better interfaces from their data they want to share online.
• Sync form submissions to Tables setting – any form can submit data to the table.
• Embed on any website from the share button.
• Import from Google Sheets – schedulded sync – any Sheet can be a table source.
• Preview file in modal – files types supported: pdf/image media audio/video, html,md
• File column – upload any file type

Plan upgrades

All users now are upgraded to the following limits.

• Pro: 1000 submissions/300 invites,
• Business+: 3000 submissions/1000 invites,
• Executive plan is now Max: 10000 submissions/5000 invites

What’s next

Request a feature you need and contact us.

If you are not a user yet, please register here for a free account to test our features.

Don’t forget to review the previous announcement and updates.

Branding

Now is easier to brand all your forms, PDF links and threads. Go to your profile and setup your brand details with logo, colors and custom text.

These details will be applied when the default branding option will be selected.

Lite plan upgrades and more resources

If you are on the Lite plan, you got automatically access to more resources. You now have access to our professional PDF sharing tools, see on our pricing page.

Team Members included in Business+ and Executive

Another upgrade is for our Business+ and Executive users, now you can share the account resources with team members that can create  forms to collect files, share PDF links or create threads for file sharing.

Invite your colleagues and collaborate on what is important.

These users don’t have access to the Google Workspace add-on, that still needs a separate license.

New Videos + Blog Posts

See our latest video updates on our Youtube channel and our blog.

Send us feedback from the app

We add a small widget that allows any user to send us feedback in real time.

Review us here for the web app and for the add-on here.

What’s next

New native integrations are coming soon. If you need help or have a feature request please contact us.

If you are not a user yet, please register here for a free account to test our features.

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File Forms – Custom Links

Users now can edit the url of their form and personalized it as they wish.

Edit the URL and save. Here is a quick video:

PDF Links – Personalize URL

You can now personalize your PDF file URL, just edit the link and save. Redirection is automatic.

PDF Links – Update and Replace PDF File

You can also replace the PDF file and make updates to the file when needed without creating a new link.

New Direction

As FileDrop evolves we decided to focus more on where we think we can bring at the most value for our users.

We want to deliver an outstanding app for collecting files and data through our forms and deliver or share files via our PDF Links.

This means we need to remove some of the features and tools that we were used less and less. We are depricating all our file processing tools in going forward.

File Processing Tools – Deprecated

Our file processing tools and API endpoints are deprecated and will no longer be available starting today.

We are also moving all our free tools for file processing to our other website DocsJam where you find free tools and resources.

What’s next

We are continuing to add integrations for both data and storage like OneDrive. If you need help or have a feature request please contact us.

If you are not a user yet, please register here for a free account to test our features.

Don’t forget to review the previous announcement and updates.

Dropbox integration

User can now save the files automatically to any Dropbox folder they wish. The integration is very similar to our Google Drive, just connect your Dropbox account, select the folder and you are set. All submissions go to that folder.

Team Members

Allow your team to access the tools available in your account. User can see submissions, create forms, upload files, exchange messages and much more from a shared account with shared resources. Subusers can’t invite other users or access billing and the account settings.

Submissions Notifications

Set up to 5 email addresses to receive notifications when a submission is added to a form.

Timeout for file submissions

When submitting files, users were getting some timeout errors, we added a small update and users can take their time to submit longer forms or add multiple files.

Design updates

Small design updates inside the app that makes it easier to work with some of the tools.

Overage charges

Each plan has included a number of submissions now you can go over the limit and you no longer need to upgrade. If in a month there might be slightly increase number of submissions than the allowed plan you don’t have to upgrade to a more expensive plan.

This is optional and can be enabled from the profile settings.

Activity Log

A record of actions taken on your account. Retained for compliance purposes.

These are the updates for this week. If you want to test any of these features see our pricing here and sign up.

Recurring Campaigns

Ask for documents from users automatically at any time on a schedule.

Portals Mode for Forms

You can enable the Portal mode and have a pin access file uploads type of portal for the forms.

2FA – My profile

Set up a more secure account with Google Authenticator or similar app. Easiest way to secure your account.

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We made other different improvements to Google Drive integration, Google Sheets, Image conversions optimization and much more.

These are the latest updates this week, we will have more goodies for you soon. Sign up here to test if you are not a user already.

Better form fields design for Forms

We made a few small design changes that enhances the experience of creating new fields for the FileDrop Forms.

Conditional fields

Users can now display fields based on the other fields data, multiple options are available.

Localization

Pages now can be localized in over 30 languages for the file uploaders, but also the buttons are now editable.

Mobile update for instructions

Small update to display the Page instructions at the top not when clicking the burger menu.

Autosave for Forms

We had an issue where users were trying to upload documents and not all were available. A user would add one document now and the other in 20 minutes, that would make the session expire, and they would need to take it from the start.

Now users have up to 24 hours to fill in the form and the data is autosaved.

Invites updates

Users have more options when inviting users to submit documents and data from the invites panel.

Storage for PDF Files and Forms files

Each plan now displays the storage they are getting for these features.

We added in the features tables for PDF Hosting and the File Request Pages to display the available storage for the plans available.

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There were a few other small updates and the usual small bug fixes under the hood as well.

This update was almost entirely created from feedback from our users. If you want a certain feature, please contact us.

Have an amazing and productive week.

Custom Domains

This is the big release of the week. With the Custom Domains feature you can personalize with your own domain the links for forms and the PDF Hosting links.

Contacts Page

This new page will allow users to see all interactions with their most frequent contacts. Track responses, shared PDF files and more in this overview panel.

Recent Activity

The Recent Activity overview on the Dashboard will display the most recent events and activities. From responses to who viewed or downloaded files. It’s quick way to catch up with what happened in the app with your your resources.

There were a few other small updates and the usual small bug fixes under the hood as well.

Have an amzing and productive week.

If you want to request an integration please reach out.

FileDrop Forms – Airtable Integration

With the Airtable integration you can export the submissions automatically to an Airtable base. The integration allows for just some or all the fields data to be sent to your base. Learn more here.

Better design for the responses page

You can preview the data in the responses from the main page when visiting the specific form responses. The columns of data change based on the form fields.

Responses Excel Export

You can export the submissions of the Page to Excel with a click of a button, this is for each Page responses, or per email address. Exporting per email address will group the responses per Page with the links to the responses as well.

File Manager Filters

Sort and filter the files you receive from users, filter by date and email address.

Sign in with Microsoft account

We are starting to integrate with the MS Office suite better. We already have the Google Drive and Google Sheets integration that is used a lot by our users and we think this is going to be succesful among users as well.

See our video update for this release here.